Your battery won't last long if you're using the iPad a lot. Adjust the brightness of your screen if you would like to extend the battery's life. You are likely to discover that maximum brightness settings are unnecessary for effectively using your iPad.

When you get your iPad it is set to only show the first two lines of any given message in the preview mode. It is helpful sometimes to get a preview of the email contact. Head to "settings" and hit "mail." From Mail, choose Contacts, then go to Calendar where you can change the options to preview mail.

If you enjoy reading operating manuals and would like one for your iPad, you will need to download it. Apple is all about minimalism and they would rather you download one than to include one with all of their products.

Shortcuts make it far easier for you to send messages. If you double tap the space bar, you'll get a period followed by a space, for example. You won't need to labor over your messages using this method.

If you want to keep all your webpages open, use new tabs to do it. When you are in Safari, just tap and hold the link until a pop-up menu shows up. You can choose to see the link in a second tab this way.

Is the battery icon distracting to you? This is easy to toggle off. Click on Settings. From here, click on Usage which is found under the General section. This allows you to turn off the battery percentage notifications.

Does it seem like a pain to tap on the bookmarks icon every time you want to access your favorite websites? Enable your bookmarks bar for permanent status, and you will never again have this issue. Search out Safari within the Settings menu. Change the Always Show Bookmarks to On and you're done.

The preceding tips showed you that it's easy to access your iPad's more advanced features. The iPad is a worthy investment when you know what to do with it. Use these tips to make sure you realize the full potential of your iPad.